Book Hotfire

AceRun are completely new to the industry and, in fact, Book Hotfire is the very first slot that we have in our catalogue from the company. That means that it’s a debut of sorts, and one that we should consider in the context of the entire situation. In short, this detail means that we can forgive the game for being so formulaic. In any case, let’s now get right into the specifics. The playing field of Book Hotfire, for one, features 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 paylines.

Speaking of formulas, there’s no going around the fact that Book Hotfire is an Egyptian-themed slot. One formula probably wouldn’t be enough, so the designers leaned back on a theme that’s so proven that we don’t even know what to say about it. The production values are in line with modern standards, though, and the bar is set reasonably high.

The volatility of Book Hotfire is high, but so is its hit frequency, which clocks in at 40.80%. The slot’s jackpot is adequate at 5,000x your bet, and you can enjoy the action for stakes between £0.20 and £50 per spin. The theoretical RTP of Book Hotfire is then solid as well, standing at 96.10%.

Book Hotfire Slot Features

There are 9 pay symbols in total in Book Hotfire, and it’s pretty easy to tell the low pays from the high pays. The low pays are all about card ranks, after all. That doesn’t mean that they pay poorly, though. In fact, you can get up to 15x your bet for a full set of Kings or Aces. For high pays, there are various hieroglyphs, with the top-paying symbol looking like a golden mask. This symbol is worth 500x your bet in a five-of-a-kind combination, so stay on the lookout!

As is standard for “Book of” slots, there’s only one special symbol in Book Hotfire and it does indeed look like a book. It works as both the slot’s Wild and its Scatter.

If you land 3 or more Book symbols anywhere on the playing field, you’ll trigger the Free Spins feature with 10 free spins. You can get 10 more free spins by getting another set of Book symbols, too, which is pleasant.

The main twist, though, is that the game will randomly select one of the pay symbols to act as Expanding during free spins. All instances of that symbol will be able to expand to cover full reels and even pay if non-adjacent.

Review Summary

All in all, Book Hotfire is an entirely adequate “Book of” slot, and a fine enough debut from AceRun. It doesn’t come with any objective minuses, but it is entirely formulaic and we’ve all seen similar slots before. Take that as you want!